Hose protector



Aug. 25, 1931. LYON?,

HOSE PROTECTOR Filed May 2o. 1929V IN VEN TOR.

Patented Aug. 25, 1931 LEON LOUIS LYONs, OE OMAHA, NEBRASKA f HOSEPROTECTOR Application led May 20, 1929. Serial No. 364,555.

The invention relates to hose protectors, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character which may be easily and quicklyplaced within a shoe heel upper by sewing or otherwise attaching andprovided with sponge rubber members adapted to frictionally engage thestocking heel for preventing movement of the heel of the upper 0n theheel of the wearer thereby obviating damage to the heel of the stocking.

A further object is to provide a pliable member adapted to be sewed oradhesively mounted in the heel of the upper, and forming a carrier orholder for a sponge rubber gripping member for gripping the heel of thestocking.

A further object is to provide a heel protector comprising a pliablemember adapted to be secured within the vheel of an upper and providedwith sponge rubber members adjacent its ends and positioned to engageopposite sides of the heel of the stocking for gripping said stockingand preventing a rubbing action on the stocking incident to the flexingof the shoe during a walking operac tion.

A further object is to provide a hose provtector comprising a flexiblemember which may be quickly sewed or glued in the heel '3 of a shoeupper forsubstantially immediate use and provided with a sponge rubberstocking gripping member.

Afurther object is to provide a yhose protector comprising a flexiblemember adapted 5 to be secured in the heel of the upper of a shoe andhaving an aperture therein through which extends a stocking grippingmember formed from yieldable material.

A further object is to provide a hose pro'- 40 tector comprising aflexible member adapted to be secured in the heel of an upper of a shoeand having an aperture therein through which extends a yieldablestocking gripping member formed from sponge rubber and provided with aflange overlying the rear side of the flexible member and. adhesivelysecured to said rear side. Y A further obj ect is toincline theelongated gripping members downwardly and outwardly at the ends of theflexible member, whereby when the flexible member is in position archingthe rear of the stocking heel, said grlpplng members will present itslong dimension at an angle to theupward movement of the s per and willtocking in the heel ofthe upalso fit in the natural depressions in theopposite sides of the heel of the further object is to gripping membersfrom superimposed lay- I form ,the yieldable the invention resides inthe combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth,

shown in the drawings,

described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what isclaimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings the protector.

Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe inner side of a perspectiveview of the protector showing the same bent to form'.v

, Figure 3 1s a vertical transverse sectional view through the heel of'an upper of a shoe and the foot of the wearer.

Figure 4 is a collective perspective view .of the disc from which vtheyieldable member may be formed. `v

Figure 5 is view through from discs.

Referring t a vertical transverse sectional a yieldable member formedV othe drawings, the numeral l the heel 2 of viating the present practiceof using a special adhesive for s the shoe upper 3, thereby obecuringrubber gripping members within the heel of the upper as is now commonpractice, and whichoperatlon prevents the use By providing from leather,

of. the shoe for vmany hours. the flexiblek members formed fabric orother material which sponge rubber.

may be sewed or glued, immediate application is possible.

For purposes of illustration and description the flexible member l ispreferably set forth as adhesively secured at y-il to the innerl side ofthe heel of the upper, Extending through elongated apertures 5 adjacentthe ends of the flexible member l are the reduced portions G of grippingmembers which are preferably formed from sponge rubbe which has beenfound to have a frictional gripping action of a non-slipping nature onfabric, for instance the heel 7 of a stocking. The sponge rubber members6 are provided with annular flanges 8 extending around the same, andwhich flanges are adhesively secured at 9 to the outer side of theflexible member, therefore it will be seen that the flexible memberswith the gripping members assembled thereon may be sewed as a unit forapplication within the upper of the shoe. lt will be noted that thegripping members 6 are shown as oval shaped and they incline downwardlyand outwardly, therefore it will be seen that when the iexible membersare secured within the heel of the upper, the gripping members willineline downwardly7 and forwardly as shown in Figure 2, and will bedisposed at opposite sides of the heel l0 of the wearer where they willregister with the depressione ll in opposite sides of the heel forinsuring a better gripping operation, and where the bulk of material maybe increased without causing discomfort to the foot. The sponge membersshown in Figure 3 are shown as formed from a single piece of material,however applicant does not limit himself in this particular, as it isobvious the device could be built up from a plurality of layers ofmaterial, vulcanized or otherwise secured together.

Referring to Figures 4 and E) wherein a modified form of gripping membershown, in this form the gripping disc 6a is adapted to be adhesivelysecured 6b to a second disc 60, larger than the disc 6a and preferablyformed from the same material, and from In this particular form it isobvious that the two discs could be cut out by dies and thensuperimposed and secured together, thereby reducing the cest ofmanufacture.

From the above it will be seen that a hose protector is provided whichis simple in construction, the parts reduced to a minimum, and onewherein the protector is formed from a pliable member which may besecured by stitching or a quick setting adhesive within the upper of ashoe, thereby allowing immediate application of the device to a shoe,which has been one of the drawbacks to devices of this character formedfrom rubber which requires aspecial cement of a slow setting and dryingnature. lt will also be seen that the device is constructed in a mannerwhereby it grips the stocking at opposite sides of the heel of thewearer, thereby equalizing the strain on the stocking, and at pointswhere there are natural depressions in opposite sides of the heel of thewearer.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful isA hose gripping device comprising a body member adapted to be receivedwithin the heel of a shoe and having an aperture therethrough, said bodymember being formed from non-stretchable material, a sponge rubbermember within said aperture and entirely filling the same, and means forholding said sponge rubber within the aperture in extended position,said means comprising a disc secured to one side of the sponge rubbermember and anchored to the outer side of the body inember, and formingmeans for maintaining the sponge rubber member extended upon transversemovement of a heel in contact therewith.

In testimony whereof l hereunto ailix my signature,

LEON LOUS LYONS.

